TY - BOOK ID - 66130973 TI - Sleep : evolution and functions AU - Jha, Vibha M. AU - Jha, Sushil K. PY - 2020 SN - 9811571759 9811571740 PB - Gateway East, Singapore : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Neurosciences. KW - Neurology . KW - Evolutionary biology. KW - Behavioral sciences. KW - Neurology. KW - Evolutionary Biology. KW - Behavioral Sciences. KW - Animal evolution KW - Animals KW - Biological evolution KW - Darwinism KW - Evolutionary biology KW - Evolutionary science KW - Origin of species KW - Biology KW - Evolution KW - Biological fitness KW - Homoplasy KW - Natural selection KW - Phylogeny KW - Medicine KW - Nervous system KW - Neuropsychiatry KW - Neural sciences KW - Neurological sciences KW - Neuroscience KW - Medical sciences KW - Diseases KW - Sleep. KW - Sleeping KW - Slumber KW - Health KW - Psychophysiology KW - Rest KW - Sleep-wake cycle KW - Subconsciousness KW - Dreams KW - Hypnagogia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:66130973 AB - This book discusses the evolution of sleep and its possible function in the higher invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans. It describes the current concept of sleep and its functions, based on research on the mammalian system. To date, electrophysiological recordings of the brain waves, muscle activity, and eye movements are the only tools available for characterizing the sleep architecture in the majority of animals. In mammals and birds, only two distinct types of sleep are found – non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Since the discovery of REM sleep, studies have been performed to understand the purpose of the two distinct sleep states in higher vertebrates (birds and mammals), and how REM sleep was evolved. The book summarizes the role of both REM and NREM sleep in the proper functioning of the brain and body. It covers various aspects of the role of sleep in important physiological processes, including memory consolidation, induction of synaptic plasticity, energy restoration, enhancing immune response, and maturation of neuronal circuitries during early life. Lastly, the book reviews the effects of chronic/acute sleep deprivation on memory consolidation, obesity, and the immune system in animal models and humans. ER -